The Department may refuse to renew, or revoke a license, either wholly or with respect to a specific service or specific services, or a part or parts thereof, for cause. Cause shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(A) Lack of legal capacity to provide the service(s) to be covered by a license;(B) Lack of responsibility and suitability to operate a hospital;(C) Failure to submit the required license fee;(D) Violation of any relevant state or federal statute or regulation pertaining to operation of the hospital;(E) Violation of any applicable provision of 105 CMR 130.000 and failure to submit an acceptable plan of correction pursuant to 105 CMR 130.112; or failure to remedy or correct a cited violation by the date specified in the plan;(F) Willful misrepresentation of information or data submitted to the Department or any other agency of the Commonwealth; or(G) Failure to participate in risk management programs as required under M.G.L. c. 111, § 203(d).Amended by Mass Register Issue 1343, eff. 4/7/2017.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1472, eff. 6/24/2022.